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In the first evidence of a natural intervention triggering stem cell-based regeneration of an organ or system, a study in the June 5 issue of the Cell Press journal Cell Stem Cell shows that cycles of prolonged fasting not only protect against immune…﻿

Hearing that a family member has died is such an awful and wrenching experience for the relative that it’s easy to forget the emotional toll that must be taken by doctors sharing the news. It was laid bare in a photo shared on Reddit this morning however,…﻿

At some point in your life, you’ve probably been labeled a “right-brain thinker” (you’re so creative!) or a “left-brain thinker” (you’re so logical). Maybe this has shaped the way you see yourself or view the world. Well, either way it’s bogus science,…﻿

Think of it as interval training for the dinner table.University of Florida Health researchers have found that putting people on a feast-or-famine diet may mimic some of the benefits of fasting, and that adding antioxidant supplements may counteract those…﻿

»Anyone who knows me also knows that I have a huge sweet tooth. I always have. My friend and fellow graduate student Andrew is equally afflicted, and living in Hershey, Pennsylvania – the “Chocolate Capital of the World” – doesn’t help either of us. But…﻿

It might seem like science fiction but a new implant which attaches directly to the spine could help paralysed people walk again Paralysed patients have been given new hope of recovery after rats with severe spinal injuries walked again through a…﻿

Surgeons in Cambridgeshire have performed the first heart transplant in Europe using a non-beating heart. Huseyin Ulucan’s progress a few weeks after the transplant is “remarkable”, the medical team at Papworth say…﻿

Dr. S is a young surgeon who graduated shortly after the outbreak of the crisis in Syria. He now works in a makeshift hospital in a semi-rural neighbourhood located to the east of Damascus. This is a facility that received dedicated MSF support and…﻿

The outlook used to be pretty bleak for those who had lost movement in their limbs due to severe nerve damage, but over the last year or so, some incredible advances have been made that are restoring shattered hope for many. The amazing breakthroughs…﻿

Seventeen years after losing the use of his hand in a motorcycle crash, Marcus Kemeter volunteered to have it amputated and replaced with a bionic version. “It wasn’t hard for me to decide to do the operation,” said Kemeter, 35, a used-car dealer in…﻿

Given the deadly global rampage that HIV has been on for the past few decades, you’re all probably familiar with the virus. But you may not be aware that there are two types of HIV—HIV-1 and HIV-2—with the former being significantly more prevalent…﻿

A new class of antibiotic has been discovered thanks to a new technique that could yield more of the same – an incredible boon in our fight against antimicrobial resistance. Scientists in the US have discovered a new class of antibiotic that has been…﻿

This blog talks about everything that is somehow connected to neurons, neurology, neuroscience, etc.

It provides some reviews or articles of the new relevant research that is being done and sometimes my own thoughts and ideas on the matter. This blog also gives basic information about neural science, virology and infectious diseases, which can be useful for those who study those fields.

This blog was first started in June 2010 to share some articles, that have been written as a short summary for my colleagues, to help them study medicine; neuroanatomy to be precise. Later it began to cover several other fields, such as neuroscience and neurosurgery.

In 2012 this blog started to follow several other topics, such as infectious diseases and more precisely virology.

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